“The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders.” HelpingGirlOpportunitySportsAbilityLeaderPositionKingsHonorUniqueOrganizationFoundationImpactExcitedActiveDevelopingLegacy Author:Angela Ruggiero
“If the religious leaders have influence, they will not permit girls and boys to wrestle together, as recently happened in Shiraz.” IfsTogetherGirlReligiousLeaderBoysHappenedInfluencePermitBoy And GirlReligious Leaders Author:Ruhollah Khomeini
“I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.” TodayGirlStrongLeaderOrganizationStrong WomenWoman LeaderGirl Scout Author:Christine Todd Whitman
“I want world leaders to choose books over bullets...We can afford to give every girl 12 years of free education. It is absolutely in our power, and when we do, we will realize a whole new world of possibility.” WorldWantGivingYearsBookWholeGirlRealizingLeaderPossibilityNew WorldBulletsWorld LeaderEvery GirlFree Education Author:Malala Yousafzai
“Investing in women, helping women to achieve their dreams, sending young girls to college. Trying to train young girls to be leaders. Sponsoring the Minerva Awards. All of these programs didn't exist before that help women day in and day out.” TryingHelpingDreamYoungGirlLeaderAchieveCollegeProgramTrainInvestingAwardsWomens DayMinerva Author:Maria Shriver
“Each of us can be a leader. We need to remember that the mantle of leadership is not the cloak of comfort, but the robe of responsibility. Perhaps our service is to youth. If so, I caution: 'Youth needs fewer critics and more models.' One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of a car we drove, what kind of a house we lived in, how much we had in the bank account, nor what our clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better because we were important in the life of a boy or a girl.” IfsWorldNeedsYearsKindMayLittlesImportantMatterRememberGirlHouseResponsibilityLeaderBoysCarYouthComfortClothesModelsHundredAccountsCriticsFewerCautionCloaksRobesBank Accounts Author:Thomas S. Monson
“There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: this is not happening in my backyard.” WorldCountryGirlCitiesLeaderViolenceHappeningsClaimsBackyardsLive Free Author:Michelle Bachelet